The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-03

meeting was held at Westminster this
evening for the purpose OF denouncing
the Governments action in proclaiming
the league Sir William Vernon Har-
court addressed the meeting. He
/ quoted Chamberlain's statement of Sat
urday to the effect that Ireland was free
! from crime. "And yet" continued the
espeaker, "Messrs. Chamberlain and
sFollings, who were opposed TO coercion
! after the Phoenix Park murders, coun-
! tenanced coercion. Now, when Ireland
! is tranquil, even without the Local Gov
eminent bill, which they formerly in
! sisted upon as an essential accompani-
ment, Mr.. Chamberlain seems to like
| the principle, but not the application of
coercion. He ought TO have known that
to give the Tories a Coercion Act, with
/ advice not to use it, would be like put
ting tiger in a cage with a man and en-
joining him not to eat the man. The
Government used the Unionists as a
| cat's-paw TO pass the Coercion bill, and
now they treat their advice with con-
tempt and threaten to dissolve Parlia-
ment and annihilate the party if they
withdraw their support of the Govern
ment." Referring to Lord Harrington,
he said he would regret to hear that his
absorption by the Tory party had already
been arranged for, but he hoped Lord
Harrington would be warned in time by
the sad fate of Mr.. Goschen.
Mr.. Gladstone, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt and others had long confer
ence this morning with reference to the
proclamation of the National League.
The Ennis Board of Guardians has
adopted an official resolution defying the
Governments proclamation against the
National League.
AT meeting of Dublin citizens Aug
ust 26th, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved That this meeting of citizens
OF Dublin denounces in the face of the civ
lhzed world the proclamation of the Irish
National League as an INSCRIPTIONS at
tempt to drive Irish people from the paths |
OF peaceful and constitutional struggle |
for their rights and disarm them of an or
ganization which has suppressed crime and |
outrage, and awakened the Democracy to |
sympathy with the sufferings and aspira- |
tons of the Irish people, and that we
hereby declare our determination never to |
submit to so gross an outrage upon our !
constitutional liberties.
Bulgarian Affairs.
1t is officially announced that the Rus I
sian Government has sent a circular to
the Powers declaring that it is unable to
recognize the validity OF Prince Ferdi-
nand's election to the throne of Bulgaria.
According TO the circular Prince Fer IL
mana acquainted the Gar with the fact
Of his election and requested permission
TO visit st. Petersburg III order to learn
the Cars wishes before going to Bull
garia. The Gar replied that the Princes
election would not be recognized by Rus
STA, and that the Prince could by no pre-
text justify his journey to Bulgaria. The
circular in conclusion expresses the
hope that the Bulgarian people will
coincide with Russia's views, and not
permit iagrant violation of the Berlin
treaty
The Moscow Gazette" says the Rus
sian circular TO the Powers regarding
Prince Ferdinand has given great salts
faction throughout Russia. 1t believes
Prince r2rdinand's retirement now to be
inevita Die, and says if he does not leave
Bulgaria, Russia will renounce her OBJ
legation under the Berlin treaty, which
"she has always regarded as a bitter de-
ception alter glorious war
The Italian Government has replied
to the POrte's note that Italy considers
the election of Prince Ferdinand to the
throne OF Bulgaria legal, but that his as
OF power is contrary to the
Berlin treaty. The reply expresses the
hope that the Powers will succeed in eff
fecting pacific solution of the problem.
Loss OF an Inman Steamer.
The Furness line steamer York CITY
arrived at Queenstown August 18th with
news of the loss OF the City of Montreal
at sea, through fire, while distant 1893
miles from Sandy Hook. All of the pas
sengers and crew were picked up by the
York City with the exception of one boat
load, containing six OF the crew and
seven passengers. She had no first-class
passengers. She had a crew of 81; in
passengers 25, steerage 125,
and was loaded with cotton
Captain Land, commander of the City
Of Montreal, makes the following re-
port:
On the 10th instant the wind was north
to northwesterly. About o'clock of the
evening of that day fire was discovered !
in the after hatch among the cotton The
fire hose was at once connected and
streams of water were poured down
upon the flames. The hand grenades
were freely used, but the fire, however,